Utility scale wind turbines at the Cedar Creek Wind Farm in Grover, Colorado.

Utility scale wind turbines at the Cedar Creek Wind Farm in Grover, Colorado.

Photo courtesy Dennis Schroeder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

As the world travels to Paris for COP 21 to discuss the power of low-carbon solutions, the U.S. Energy Department's latest report, "Revolution ... Now,"  highlights a clean energy future that has already arrived in the United States. This critical analysis shows how government and industry investment has catalyzed development of transformational technologies that have lowered costs and increased deployment across the nation. These innovative technologies include:

  • Land-Based Wind Power
  • Solar PV: Utility-Scale
  • Solar PV: Distributed Generation
  • LED Lighting
  • Batteries for Electric Vehicles

Copies of the report are disappearing quickly at COP 21 because visitors are eager to learn about American leadership and innovation in clean energy. Learn more about this American revolution and more about our involvement in COP 21.

The clean energy revolution is now. Part of the next revolution could be fully commercializing additive manufacturing technology, or 3D printing.  A prime example of this innovation is the Department's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's 3D-printed Shelby Cobra, which is on display at the climate change conference. This eye-catching sports car showcases how investment in clean energy technology can be transformed into something cool, creative, and functional.

Clean energy is revolution now and revolution next.